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Aeneas and the Sibyl of Cumae
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Aeneas and the Sibyl of Cumae

Jacob Folkema · 1703 - 1767 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Aeneas visits, accompanied by his friend Achates, the Sibyl of Cumae to ask her to let him see his father's face once more. In the background, seven oxen and sheep are sacrificed at the order of the Sibyl so that she could start her prophecies.

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Credit lineAeneas en de Sibille van Cumae. 1703 - 1767. Jacob Folkema. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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